Sexual Harassment Under the Microscope (2019)

The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have exposed the widespread impact of sexual harassment on a victim's mental health and career advancement. Sexual harassment also harms institutions by failing to protect employees and cultivate the best talent. This symposium will examine the effect of sexual harassment on women and men across the science and healthcare professions, fields in which women often predominate but have failed to reach leadership parity.

Speaker

September 12, 2019, Keynote Speaker: Veronica Arreola, MPA, Director, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Latin@s Gaining Access to Networks for Advancement in Science program. Former Director, UIC Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program - "What students expect in the #MeToo Era"

Panel Discussion: "Sexual/gender harassment in science & healthcare"

• Panelist: Ron Kaplan, PhD, Executive Vice-President for Research, RFUMS
• Panelist: Brenda Affinati, MD, Vice Chair of Clinical Sciences, Chicago Medical School, RFUMS
• Panelist: Tamekia Scott, EdD, Associate VP for Diversity & Inclusion, RFUMS
• Panelist: Jenna Kuczek, 2nd year student, Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, RFUMS
• Moderator: Lise Eliot, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Executive Chair of Foundational Sciences & Humanities, RFUMS